With summer here, maybe you’re looking for something new to do. We’ve posted lots on fun kid activities, so I thought I’d round up a good bunch of stuff that you and more importantly, your kids, might enjoy. Don’t forget, if all else fails, there’s always a picnic at the park.

Nature based fun:  

Nature Experiment – Make Your Own Rain Bowl
Journey North: One of the best earth-based youth activities available
Make Your Own Solar Light!
Ditch your watch and use the sun to tell time

Messy & colorful fun:  

Make Your Own Natural, Colorful Dyes
Homemade Organic Paint Soap for Kids
Fun Beach or Sandbox …read more

Some experts recommend that you don’t give kids under five any sort of garden tools – not even kid sized tools. That said, Cedar had his first set of gardening tools at the age of one year, and he never put an eye out; not his own or someone else’s, so I’m not sure what to tell you.
I’m pro-gardening tools for kids. The experts may be trying to be too safe in this case. Plus what’s better, some decent gardening tools and outside play or toxic toys? Plenty of us give our kids toys of plastic and non-organic soft toys …read more